Cady Coleman, PhD

ADVISORY COUNCIL

Dr. Cady Coleman is a former NASA Astronaut with more than 180 days in space, accumulated during two space shuttle missions and a six-month expedition to the International Space Station (ISS), where she acted as the Lead Robotics and Lead Science officer.

While at NASA, Cady served in a variety of roles within the Astronaut Office, including Chief of Robotics, and lead astronaut for integration of supply ships from NASA’s commercial partners. Before retiring from NASA, she led open-innovation and public-private partnership efforts for the Office of the Chief Technologist.

Cady is the Global Explorer in Residence at Arizona State University, where she co-hosts the Mission: Interplanetary podcast, and is a frequent speaker and contributor for space coverage to ABC News. A Research Affiliate at the MIT Media Lab, she also serves on several boards, including the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Dent the Future, and Skycatch. She is an advisor to Earthrise Alliance, which uses satellite imagery to provide context for environmental and social justice issues. An amateur flute player, she is known for her “Space Duet” with Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull and her work from space with the acclaimed Irish band, The Chieftains.